Our Mission

The mission of Human Resources is to recruit, develop, support, and motivate employees in alignment with the City's philosophy and goals. We are committed to developing and maintaining a highly skilled and diverse workforce that prides itself on service excellence.

Human Resources is a division of the City Manager’s Office and we manage and oversee the following program areas:

Our Community

Located in a picturesque valley 35 miles north of Los Angeles, Santa Clarita is confident in its growing role as a first choice community for raising families and building businesses. With its unique blend of rural, old west heritage and urban sophistication, this fast-growing, progressive city has established an enviable balance between quality living and quality growth. That balance is carefully maintained through long-term planning and fiscal responsibility, community involvement, respect for the environment, and strong public and private support for business development.

The City of Santa Clarita encompasses the communities of Canyon Country, Newhall, Saugus, and Valencia. Santa Clarita is the third largest city in Los Angeles County with a population of approximately 193,000 in a 58-square-mile area. Santa Clarita is the safest community of its size in Los Angeles County and the United States as published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Santa Clarita is also economically stable with the lowest unemployment rate in Los Angeles County among cities with populations over 100,000.